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Manhattanville in West Harlem Implementation Plan Report October 15, 2019 Submission

Declaration Reference and Key Data Obligation Section Number: 5.07 (c)(xvi) Obligation Title: Community Scholars Program Obligation Page Number: 56 Obligation Trigger: Acquisition by ESD or CU of all Initial Stage 1 Condemnation Parcel(s) Obligation Start Date: March 12, 2012 Obligation End Date: March 12, 2038* (10 Year Pilot; 25 Years from Commencement) Obligation Status: In Compliance

Obligation

Community Scholars Program. Commencing with the acquisition by ESD or CU of all Initial Stage 1 Condemnation Parcels, and continuing for a 25-year period from commencement, CU shall offer independent, community-based scholars from Northern Manhattan access to a range of services provided by CU and resources not usually afforded to non-affiliated residents. Services and resources shall be provided at no cost to participants and shall include access to all of CU’s libraries – including on-line access, course auditing privileges, dialogue with scholars in their field of study, and the ability to participate in seminars and social events developed specifically for the group of in buildings proposed within the Project Site. Selection shall be determined by an application process, reviewed by a committee of CU’s faculty and leaders from relevant local cultural institutions. Scholars shall be appointed for 3-year terms. In the first year CU shall appoint up to five scholars; in the second year CU shall appoint up to an additional five, so that after year one there shall be a plan to have a cohort of ten scholars. CU envisions the program to proceed as a pilot for ten years and then be re-evaluated in good faith to assess its effectiveness.

*Planning activities were still ongoing upon the obligation trigger date. Appointments to the Community Scholars program began in 2013, one year after the trigger date. Therefore, this obligation will be in effect until 2038, 25 years from the commencement of the obligation implementation, after an assessment in 2023.

Evidence of Compliance

1. Annual report

Columbia University’s Implementation Plan and all supporting documentation are made available on the Community Services Webpage at http://manhattanville.columbia.edu/community/benefits-and-amenities.

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Manhattanville in West Harlem Implementation Plan Report October 15, 2019 Submission

EOC Checklist for Obligation 5.07(c)(xvi):

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1. Annual report

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Status: Please check to indicate the status of Obligation 5.07(c)(xvi):

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Manhattanville in West Harlem Declaration Section 5.07(c)(xvi) Implementation Plan Report Community Scholars Program

Annual Report: Community Scholars Program

Number of Applications Received: 13 Number of Scholars Selected: 5

The Community Scholars Selectees Provided Below:

# First Name (Initial) Last Name Zip Code Selected (Y/N) 1 L. Cummings 10034 Y 2 K. Miles 10027 Y 3 K. O'Connor 10027 Y 4 V. Rochon 10033 Y 5 D. Whiteside 10032 Y

The Community Scholars Applicants Provided Below:

# First Name (Initial) Last Name Zip Code Selected (Y/N) 1 L. Cummings 10034 Y 2 K. Miles 10027 Y 3 K. O'Connor 10027 Y 4 V. Rochon 10033 Y 5 D. Whiteside 10032 Y 6A. 10027 N 7E. 10035 N 8F. 10026 N 9 J. 10032 N 10 K. 10026 N 11 M. 10026 N 12 S. 10026 N 13 L. 10039 N

Additional Supporting Documentation ● Copies of public notifications and/or announcements of available scholarships ● Columbia Community Scholars Program: Prospective Scholars Application ● Columbia Community Scholars Program: Community Scholars & Project Descriptions: Cohort VII ● Columbia Community Scholars Program: Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)

State Submission Date: October 15, 2019 © Columbia University Information about the Community Scholars program, including application and instructions on how to apply was distributed electronically and/or physically to the following officials and organizations below. In many instances, follow-up calls were conducted.

Elected Officials Rep. Jerrold Nadler (District 10) Rep. Adriano Espaillat (District 13) State Senator Robert Jackson Assembly Member Daniel J. O’Donnell (District 69) Assembly Member Al Taylor (District 71) Assembly Member Carmen De La Rosa (District 72) Mayor Bill de Blasio Manhattan Borough President Gale Brewer City Council Member Mark Levine City Council Member Bill Perkins (District 9) City Council Member Ydanis Rodriguez (District 10)

Community Boards Chairs and Dist. Managers for: Community Board 9 Community Board 10 Community Board 11 Community Board 12 Community Board 7

Civic and Tenant Organizations 125th Street Business Improvement District (BID) Citizens Against Recidivism College and Community Fellowship The Correctional Association of New York The Greater Harlem Chamber of Commerce The Schomburg Center for Black Culture Neighboring Tenant Associations 3333 Broadway Tenant Association Manhattanville Houses Tenant Association Morningside Gardens Tenant Association Ulysses D. Grant Houses Tenant Association Morningside Area Alliance

Email Marketing

Email campaigns were developed and sent to our list of over 800 individuals, most of which are community leaders in Upper Manhattan. The following emails were sent and are attached.

02/28/2019: Community Scholars Announcement Email 825 Successful Deliveries, 522 Total Opens and 84 Click-throughs

Columbia E-Newsletter

The Community Scholars application was included in several editions of The Columbia E-Newsletter: News for Our Neighbors. The following emails were sent and are attached.

05/08/2019: The Columbia E-Newsletter, May 2019 1307 Successful Deliveries, 456 Total Opens

04/16/2019: The Columbia E-Newsletter, April 2019 1205 Successful Deliveries, 427 Total Opens

03/14/2019: The Columbia E-Newsletter, March 2019 848 Successful Deliveries, 274 Total Opens

Social Media

This year, with our newly developed social media accounts (@ColumbiaGCA), we boosted awareness of the program through a series of tweets, Facebook posts, and Instagram posts, including targeted ad buys on all three sites. A sample of our postings are attached and below is a synopsis of our social media outreach efforts.

Tweets Instagram Impressions: 15,951 Reach: 1,675 Engagements: 452

Facebook Posts People Reached: 5,290 Engagements: 624 Clicks: 232

We included the Community Scholars program in the Community Benefits section of The Columbia Newsletter...News for our Neighbors - which is distributed directly to over 18000 individuals in Upper Manhattan. An additional 4000 copies are distributed at numerous events throughout the year and sent to the following locations:

Barnard College Office of Council Member Ydanis Rodriguez Community Impact Teachers College Community School Columbia University Earth Institute The Columbia Secondary School for Math, Double Discovery Center Science and Engineering 3333 Broadway Tenant Association The School at Columbia Harlem Arts Alliance Harlem Center for Education Jackie Robinson Senior Center Abyssinian Baptist Church Schomburg Center For Research in Black Studio Museum Culture The East Harlem Chamber of Commerce Greater Harlem Chamber of Commerce WE ACT Harlem Business Alliance National Black Theater Inc. NY Women's Chamber of Commerce The New York Urban League Community Board 10 Workforce 1 Center Community Board 11 Dwyer Cultural Center Community Board 12 Manhattanville Houses Community Board 7 Central Harlem Senior Citizens Center Community Board 9 Dance Theater of Harlem Harlem School of the Arts Palante Harlem 125th Street Business Improvement District Grant Houses New York City Mayor's Community Affairs Unit Upper Manhattan Empowerment Zone Office of Congressman Jerrold Nadler Development Corporation Office of Congressman Adriano Espaillat Centro Civico Office of State Senator Robert Jackson The Honorable Daniel O'Donnell Office of Assemblymember Al Taylor Harlem Park to Park Office of State Senator Brian Benjamin Hamilton Grange Neighborhood Senior Center Jerome L. Greene Science Center Manhattanville Housing Senior Center West Harlem Development Corporation UBA Manhattanville Housing Harlem Community Development Corporation Wilson Major Morris Community Center Dominican Sunday ARC XVI A. Philip Randolph Senior Center Office of Assemblymember Inez Dickens Canaan Neighborhood Senior Center Office of Assemblymember Carmen de la Rosa Dorothy Day Apartments Office of Manhattan Borough President Gale Abyssinian Towers Brewer Office of Undergraduate Admissions Office of New York City Comptroller Scott Columbia University Center For Justice Stringer Roone Arledge Auditorium Office of Council Member Corey Johnson Miller Theatre Office of Council Member Helen Rosenthal Visitors Center Office of Council Member Mark Levine Uris Hall Cafe Office of Council Member Bill Perkins Dodge Fitness Center Columbia University Employment Information Lenfest Center For The Arts Center Studebaker Teachers College: Office of School and The Tamer Center for Social Enterprise Community Partnerships Columbia-Harlem SBDC Teachers College: Office of Student Affairs Institute for Research in African-American Joe Coffee @ Science Building Studies

9/13/2019 Columbia Community Scholars Program Accepting Applications for 2019

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The Office of Government and Community Affairs is currently accepting applications for the Columbia Community Scholars program beginning this Fall. Applications are due on April 25th, 2019. The program, one of the benefits associated with the Manhattanville Campus Expansion, offers independent, community-based scholars from Northern Manhattan access to a suite of Columbia University services and resources in order to work toward the completion of a particular project or to attain skill in a particular area. We hope you will share this announcement with people you think would make great candidates.

For those with questions regarding the application process, we are hosting a Columbia Community Scholars Program Information Session on Thursday, March 21st from 6:00 pm to 7:00 pm in the Burden Room of Columbia University's Low Library (Room 206). Please RSVP via our website.

Please visit our website for detailed information on eligibility, application requirements and program terms.

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Urban Assembly School for Performing Arts visits Columbia's Morningside Campus On April 11th 2019, the Connecting Youth Initiative (CYI) hosted a campus visit for students from the Urban Assembly School for Performing Arts. During the visit, the students engaged in a Q&A session with members of CU’s Black Students Organization and learned firsthand what life on a college campus is like for minority students. CYI is committed to partnering with local schools to expose their students to the world of educational opportunities available to them.

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Saturday Science goes to Super Saturday STEM Expo on May 18th! For May's Saturday Science, The Zuckerman Institute will be joining the Super Saturday STEM Expo at the Harlem Armory! SUPER SATURDAY is an annual STEM expo. Designed for New York City youth and their families, the event features hands-on Science, Technology, Engineering and Math (STEM) activities and demonstrations. This event is free and open to the public.

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Peter J. Awn Memorial - May 14 at 2:30 PM President Lee C. Bollinger and Jean Magnano Bollinger and the School of General Studies invite you to celebrate the life of Peter J. Awn, Professor of Religion and Dean Emeritus of the School of General Studies.

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EPIC/SPS Talk on Brown’s Vision of Equal Educational Opportunity - May 15th Columbia University’s School of Professional Studies and Emeritus Professors in Columbia invite you to an EPIC/SPS Talk with Michael A.Rebell, Professor of Law and Educational Practice, Teachers College, Columbia University and Adjunct Professor Columbia Law School. The event is entitled "What Happened to Brown’s Vision of Equal Educational Opportunity and How Can We Get Back on Course?"

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Deadline to Apply is May 21st

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IRAAS 25th Anniversary Conference - April 25-27 IRAAS 25th Anniversary Conference - “Free to Be Anywhere in the Universe: An International Conference on New Directions in the Study of the African Diaspora”. Free & Open to the Public; Registration is Required for Admission into The Forum

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